Notices by David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm), page 4

@WarnerCrocker I thought at the very least we were getting the new tactile shutter button, but it’s just the gateway to Google AI and ChatGPT. No thanks.

@WarnerCrocker All the stuff they’re offering from an AI standpoint, doesn’t interest me.

Updated my iOS to 18.2. Meh.

There have been reports of UAVs operating in our area. Supposedly large commercial drones, not the little personal ones. IDK. But you should see the local GOP dipshits getting in on it. Raising fears. Claiming they’ll get to the bottom of it. Speculating if they’re coming from ships what effect it might have on fishing.

Funny enough, no one knows where they are taking off or landing from, who is controlling them, or what they’re doing—so we’re being told.

Such a crack team.

#UAV #Drones #NJ

We’re supposed to be coming up with solutions for making the world more energy efficient and new ways to conserve fresh water. What are we doing? Spending billions on AI and crypto that waste enormous amounts of water and power for no discernible benefit to humanity then to create speculative paper wealth for a few rich douchebags.

As far as I can tell, blockchain is an inefficient solution to a nonexistent problem, and crypto was the inevitable aftermath. Splitting the atom was once thought to be a practical solution, but has mostly resulted in more harm than good. AI is the just the next stupid invention waiting to fuck up the human race.

You have to start with the worst case scenario and go from there. What’s the worst that someone could do with this technology? Not, what’s the best thing?

#tech

I’d vote to acquit. https://urbanists.social/@danwentzel/113625553903499885

@WarnerCrocker Christmas gets old really quickly without the kids.

@WarnerCrocker @NatashaMH It’s 9:39pm there. She doesn’t drink anymore. Do you suppose she’s out to dinner, celebrating? Hopefully. Have something decadent on us. NatashaMH, WD.

@WarnerCrocker @NatashaMH What a relief it must be to have that behind you. I assume she’s done. I guess she could always go for another one. People do. I would think one is enough. Like my wife ran one marathon. Trained hard for it. Did quite well. Never did it again.

“Your table is ready, your Excellency. Right this way.”

@WarnerCrocker @NatashaMH Maybe it’s Your Excellency. I’m not sure what’s appropriate in Malaysia.

@WarnerCrocker Gotta watch what you say around @NatashaMH now that she’s Dr Natasha. We have a witch in the family. She passed. #PhD

@WarnerCrocker A cage! Great idea. We’ve been letting them just run wild. Always thinking, aren’t ya Warner?

@WarnerCrocker Yeah. We used to do it together. I think I dropped out when I was doing a lot of traveling. My point is, if I really wanted it badly enough, I could take it over.

“You know, maybe the fake tree isn’t that bad.”

@WarnerCrocker She puts it up, decorates it, takes care of it, and takes it down, so it was sort of hard for me to argue.

Two years ago, or so, my wife bought a fake Christmas tree. I was not a fan, but her argument that the real ones made a horrible mess and needed constant watering, was hard to refute. This year she put it up and was immediately disappointed. It did look a little pathetic, I admitted.

The thing is, she insists on me decorating the front porch with pine rope and lights, which have to be replaced every year. I’d rather skip the porch and buy a real tree.

#Christmas

There is a case to be made for joining every right wing group and social media platform simply to spread a different message of plurality and democracy. Facebook. Twitter. NRA. GOP. We might be doing this all wrong.

We all just want the chocolate chip cookies. Stop fucking around and just make chocolate chip cookies. #Cookies

If there is any justice in the world, Donald Trump will die studiply and unexpectedly. Shitting on the toilet seems apropos.

@WarnerCrocker For you as well. Smaller group for us than normal this year. Just our kids and grandkids and one SIL. So, only 15 of us. We’ve had unbelievable weather so many years in a row, but now it’s raining. Usually the kids are all outside and half the adults are sitting around a fire. It’s going to be NOISY with everyone indoors. Wahoo!